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CVE-2016-3715: ImageMagick Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2016-3715
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
ImageMagick contains an unspecified vulnerability that could allow users to delete files by using ImageMagick's 'ephemeral' pseudo protocol, which deletes files after reading.

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vendor: ImageMagickproduct: ImageMagickOther
What
ImageMagick contains an unspecified vulnerability that could allow users to delete files by using ImageMagick's 'ephemeral' pseudo protocol, which deletes files after reading.
Who is affected
Users of ImageMagick.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update to the latest version of ImageMagick.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2021-11-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3715

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2016-3715coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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